Word: terrisse
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...Cities, where Sidney Carton goes to the guillotine in the stead of his friend Charles Marnay. Ironically, death did not, however, remain a matter of stage make-believe. Shaw wrote the play in 1896-97 at the request of the famous actor of melodrama Wiliam ("Breezy Bill") Terriss; but, before Terriss ever essaved the title role, he was murdered by a madman outside London's Adelphi Theatre...
Helen-Morgan in the full flush of her personality is there to sing "Bill," and "Can't Help Lovin' That Man." There is Norma Terriss as Magnolia. There is the unforgettable undertone of "Ol' Man River...
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